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ArticleESC heart failure2018

A case of cardiac sarcoidosis mimicking cardiac amyloidosis on cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Kazunori Takemura, Ryuta Nakamura, Kazuhito Shimazu, Youichiro Sugimoto, Tetsuro Takase, Minamimoto Ryogo, Michiaki Hiroe

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Article in ESC heart failure, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Redefining Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Advanced Imaging and Therapeutic Strategies.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazunori TakemuraDepartment of Cardiology, Ayase Heart Hospital, 2-16-7, Yanaka, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryuta NakamuraDepartment of Cardiology, Ayase Heart Hospital, 2-16-7, Yanaka, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhito ShimazuDepartment of Cardiology, Chibanishi General Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
Youichiro SugimotoDepartment of Cardiology, Hayama Heart Center, Hayama, Japan.
Tetsuro TakaseDepartment of Cardiology, Ayase Heart Hospital, 2-16-7, Yanaka, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.
Minamimoto RyogoDepartment of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Michiaki HiroeDepartment of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hakuoh University · JPNational Center for Global Health and Medicine · JPSacred Heart Hospital · IEChiba-Nishi General Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 52-year-old male visited our hospital with abnormal electrocardiogram and exertional fatigue. The electrocardiogram showed first-degree atrioventricular block, complete right bundle branch block, and inverted T waves in Leads II, III, aVF, V3, and V4. Echocardiography showed biventricular wall thickening involving granular sparkling of the interventricular septum. Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) was found at the circumferential right ventricular wall and patchy regions of the left ventricle. Although these findings strongly suggested cardiac amyloidosis, he was finally diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis due to the following. First, endomyocardial biopsy revealed non-caseating epithelioid granuloma with giant cells. Second,

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AmyloidosisCardiomyopathiesDiagnosis, DifferentialElectrocardiographyHeart VentriclesHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySarcoidosis18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyCardiac amyloidosisCardiac sarcoidosisEndomyocardial biopsyLate gadolinium enhancement

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PMCPMC5880662
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